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From time to time, it’s worth revisiting what we’re trying to accomplish. Talking about smartphones, it’s important to share what my goals are, so let’s have a chat about what we all want from tech YouTube videos. What do you care about? Here’s what’s important to me.
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An asteroid flies REALLY close to our planet! RoboCaller fined $120 million! Google will pressure manufacturers to offer faster security patches on Android. Michigan is looking to create a public broadband infrastructure.
We also try to unravel the situation involving President Trump, ZTE, and a $500 MILLION dollar loan which will benefit Trump buildings in Indonesia.
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Google loses “Right to Forget” case in the UK. Facebook extensively tracks non-users through cookies. Pentagon issues advisory on Russian trolls increasing activity. Sony unveils XPERIA XZ2 Premium. Will Sprint and T-Mobile FINALLY tie the knot?
Download this week’s podcast – SGGQA 035 (RSS subscription links below)
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Are smartphones making you deaf? The modern smartphone has only been in existence for ten years, too brief a time to properly study all of the behavioral and physiological effects of such a new technology, especially for how quickly it changes and evolves. Yet over this window of time, from the Walkman to the iPod, and through the reign of the iPhone, we are starting to see increasing rates of hearing loss in children and young adults. I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Alison Grimes, Director of Audiology at UCLA, to discuss some of the more recent trends in hearing health and lifestyle technology.
Listen to the full half hour conversation by subscribing to the #SGGQA podcast in iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast service, episode 32 – http://goo.gl/oSUjvi
Snapchat returns to chronological view. China ranks citizens on a public social media score. Homeland Security looks to create a journalist data base, and apparently using Facebook raises your cortisol and stress levels.
Download this week’s podcast – SGGQA 034
Stories this week:
Snapchat revives chronological feed https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/08/s…
China ranks citizens with “social credit” system http://www.businessinsider.com/china-…
Homeland Security to compile list of journalists and bloggers https://biglawbusiness.com/homeland-s…
Shell Oil predicted climate change dangers in 1980’s https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu…
Ajit Pai’s ties to Sinclair to be investigated by FCC http://fortune.com/2018/02/18/ajit-pa…
Anti-Net Neutrality Congress Woman Marsha Blackburn falling behind in Senate race polls https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/ar…
Using Facebook raises your cortisol (stress) levels https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1…
Taking a quick look at an awesome Doctor Who VR TARDIS, asking some creepy questions about Facebook scraping your data, and the Orwellian present of Sinclair Media and local news. Happy day after Easter!
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Stories this week:
TARDIS VR simulator! https://youtu.be/WaBLT_osVE8
Zuckerberg in 2006 talking about not selling user data https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/97…
Sinclair Media’s Orwellian mission statement to local news https://www.reddit.com/r/television/c…
Dr. Alison Grimes interview, smartphones and hearing loss https://somegadgetguy.com/2018/03/27/s…
The smartphone as we understand it today is a creation only ten years in the making, but over that decade it rapidly reached a critical saturation point. For many consumers, a phone is their primary media consumption tool, and these pocket computers can supply uninterrupted entertainment all day, with little need for a break.
At the same time, we are starting to see some disturbing emerging trends in health and etiquette. One trend to watch, increasing numbers of teens and young adults experiencing significant hearing loss.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Alison Grimes, director of Audiology and Newborn Hearing at UCLA, to discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding hearing loss, the current state of research as to what might be causing this damage, and to ask for her best practices in protecting your hearing.
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Comcast throttles Paypal and Steam? What does the White House have to say about video game violence? California fights for your Right to Repair! The FCC is sued again, and Mayors are fighting for Net Neutrality!
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